“Whether you think you can, or think you can't--you're right.”As a forward-thinking and results-driven corporate Operations Executive, I bring a wealth of multi-industry experience spanning finance, marketing, legal operations, technology, information security, governance risk and compliance (GRC), business transformation, portfolio management, and BOD relations. My passion lies in tackling operational challenges head-on, finding solutions to complex problems, building innovative solutions, and embracing new challenges with enthusiasm. Known for my "people-first" leadership style, I have a proven track record of inspiring teams and associates to exceed their own expectations. My success in enhancing enterprise-wide efficiencies is complemented by my dedication to fostering a service management-driven culture and organizational structure. This ensures that efforts align seamlessly with business value streams, promoting quality relationship building and project delivery alignment. Professional Strengths: - Think creatively under stressful situations. - Communicate creative ideas effectively in unique and understandable ways. - Collaborate well with others to address challenging problems. - Generate new and effective solutions through thoughtful discussion. - Avid learner, seamlessly applying knowledge across different scenarios and industries. My legacy includes assembling high-performing teams that consistently yield results. Team members respect my technical understanding, vision, and judgment. Select Accomplishments:• Led 3-year program of Operational M&A activities of 5 disparate firms to create the combined K&L Gates.• Utilized BI platform to institute client industry coding; implemented Master Data Management to provide for single source of truth covering internal and client data.• Lead Enterprise Security Reviews for FFIEC and OMB Audits• Key member of Client Advisory Board, providing oversight to key client initiatives and special programs.• Established ITIL-based service and operations management programs providing insight for portfolio optimization, resource planning, and operational reporting across corporate departments.• Established vendor management program, yielding $20m in savings• Relocated four datacenters in 4 years, restructured datacenter contracts, and consolidated global datacenter footprint, reducing total datacenter costs from $9.9m to $3.3m annually.• Reduced IT OPEX ratio from 5.4% to 3.6%.• Managed annual IT budget of $82m and capital improvement projects in excess of $8m.